§ Rear-Admiral SUETERasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether warrant officers of the Indian unattached list are now treated in exactly the same way as regards marriage allowance as warrant officers in the British service; if not, what are the reasons for making any difference between these two classes of warrant officers; and whether the retrospective effect of the marriage allowance granted to members of the British service in India from the 4th October, 1920, has been made applicable to the warrant officers of the Indian unattached list?
§ Mr. RICHARDSWarrant officers of the Indian unattached list have since 1st January, 1922, been treated in exactly the same way in regard to marriage allowance as warrant officers of the British 947W Service in India. The second part of the question does not arise. In the case of the unattached list, the Government of Indian have not seen their way to grant marriage allowance from an earlier date than 1st January, 1922, but the question still awaits a final decision.